But cutting the gas tax doesn't solve the actual problem. It might even make it worse by propping up oil demand. The real long-term affordability solution is to reduce oil dependence. Public transit, remote work, electric vehicles, heat pumps, etc. That's the first way you beat the oil profiteers.

Back in February, the industry was "only" banking $500 million per week. Did the industry suddenly get 3x more productive? No, the war in Iran pushed up oil prices by 50% and Big Oil is profiteering.

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There's been some talk about reopening the Woodhaven LIRR station on the Atlantic Branch. While a considerable project in it's own right, we envision the Woodhaven LIRR Station as part of the QueensLink proposal and we fully support efforts to reopen it!

👀👀👀 NJTransit has reopened the west ramp to the Hoboken HBLR platforms with a physical faregate... First one of its kind as far as I'm aware. Riders can enter by scanning pre-purchased tickets or pay contactless. Only accesses track 4 for Tonnelle Avenue trains.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many people waiting at the Grove St PATH bus stop past 8pm. Wonder if people are taking the bus to save money with gas prices so high. Thank you Gov. @mikiesherrill.bsky.social 4 not letting FIFA rip NJT off. We need the $ to improve service for these new riders

To help drive more progress on traffic safety, come to City Hall at 6:30pm today, April 16, for the @jerseycity.bsky.social Vision Zero community meeting! Thank you to @bikejc.org, @hudcostreets.org, Report JC & to the Dept of Infrastructure & JCMUA for working to address our street safety concerns

These generalizations about Americans are so funny. U could just apply the same generalizations to people in Europe too. Italy has a fascist prime minister & I’ve spoken to many Italian, French, Germans who totally supported Trump because the cult brainwashed them into getting angry abt pride flags.

Another crash on a state highway, but Jersey City has to use their resources to respond to these unnecessary incidents. Democrats in the legislature are too busy picking fights with my friends who use e-bikes instead of addressing the serious issue with traffic deaths and injuries across the state.

Even Reddit wants safe biking in the Heights and especially on Palisade Ave www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

Terrible wreck on RT-440 earlier today www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

Today I learned about the like, five blocks of Glenwood Road that exist as a contraflow bus lane in Canarsie?

Glad to see the Governor standing up for us! She's totally right, FIFA is making billions of dollars from the world cup, time to pay up.

I was just on a super packed 9 bus. It was just about standing room only when it reached the Whole Foods on Washington/Columbus. It was totally packed when we got to Grove St PATH.

Looks like an assemblyman just created an account with Bluesky to stand up for rich, privileged soccer fans who don’t live in New Jersey! Imagine if we had lawmakers who have been paying attention to the rail service disruptions in the past few weeks. 😬

Bus rapid transit in Tehran. Front page foto from today´s @nytimes Meanwhile, in the US, low-cost #BRT is a rarity. @mta.info

Yes it is (take 2) cyclopolis.fr/chronologie

I dunno guys, seems like a better place without cars 🤷🏼‍♀️

I could care less that soccer fans have to pay more for train tickets. I can’t believe how many transit advocates are taking FIFA’s side. Why do taxpayers have to subsidize sports?

Looks like citibike is starting overflow parking for e-bikes at JSQ(Van Reipen/JFK), Bergen/Sip, and River/Newark in Hoboken citibikenyc.com/blog/nj-over...

FIFA picked the venue. If they don't like US prices, they could have gone elsewhere. Our transit problems weren't going to get fixed for them. What this does show is how in the US transit has no seat at the table when decisions are made & is expected to obediently clean up messes others make.

🧵 1/2 Jersey City just declared April Native Plant Month! 🌿 Native plants are essential to keeping Jersey City green, resilient, and thriving. They support local wildlife, provide food and habitat for pollinators, and require less water and maintenance than non-native species.

Jersey City marathon is placing mobile digital signs on our bike lanes, @bikejc.org members reported these signs on Pacific/Communipaw and 18th/Jersey. They should know better.

FIFA isn't subsidizing the extra service, so NJT has no choice to charge for the real cost of providing service to keep things cost-neutral. The alternativs are severe service cuts for locals and/or deferred maintenance/infrastructure work to compensate.

On Saturday April 25, @hudcostreets.org will be hosting the 2026 New Jersey Transit Forum here in Jersey City. Our organizers worked really hard to get some good discussions throughout the day. Hope to see you there. hudcostreets.org/2026-transit...

"We should make our cities more walkable and bikeable" "But what about me, someone who lives nowhere near a city? Why are you trying to take my car away?"

Too bad this driver isn't being fined for living in NJ with Pennsylvania license plates. Has the nerve to complain about parking fines for not having a permit. The entitlement of some people www.reddit.com/r/jerseycity...

The 1km of bus lane implemented as part of RapidTO Queens Quay East has significantly decreased runtime variability and travel times and increased ridership on route 114. We must roll out RapidTO city wide, no matter the political implication.

The 87 runs out of Greenville garage. Greenville is packed full already with 40' buses and cannot hold artics; two artics take up the same space as three standard buses, meaning every artic that would be assigned there requires cutting frequency to compensate.

More than needed addition to Bayonne: hudsoncountyview.com/bayonne-coun...

Also an almost full 119 on a Saturday heading to NY on JFK south of JSQ goes to show you that even when there is a rail option, sometimes people choose the bus to go into NY. Maybe it’s just easier to use the bus in some circumstances 🤷🏼‍♀️

I think of this graphic every time I see car owners in NYC demand the city government do whatever is necessary to provide abundant and free on-street parking.

This might be unpopular, but I’m more afraid of other cyclists in Manhattan than drivers (when on a bike). The worst offenders are jerks on the citi e-bikes and the deliveristas. I have had some close calls and it makes me nervous to bike on the busier Avenues, like 8th or 6th.

Some good news for BRT on Président Kennedy Blvd. hudsoncountyview.com/hudson-count...

lol btw my favourite idea was when someone on r/nycrail said we should just reroute all the buses to Secaucus Junction and force everyone onto trains 😭😭

If we are going to play stupid identity politics games I could say most NImBY are elite suburban kids that don't know what it's like to try to find a place near or in a city as someone without connections

This was the point I was trying to articulate. But @captengu.bsky.social did a much better job than I could.

Pretty much every take involving forcing NJ bus riders onto rail services and reconfiguring the network to that end has in my experience never come from someone actually living in NJT's service area. It looks horribly inefficent unless you realize people don't just commute to the city on them.

Where are the virtue signaling progressives to defend these working class truck owners??

Imagine putting all these people on trains. Some of these lines have more rider than rail lines. I don’t think people really understand how many people use buses to get into NY from NJ, PA and NYS via the Lincoln Tunnel.

This kind of behavior is so bizarre to me. The president demolished the people’s building and used the renovations to funnel bribes to himself and Democrats are mad that the steel bribe wasn’t sourced locally.

Join us for a Kick-Off Public Workshop to learn about the process for updating the Vision Zero Action Plan, and what other studies the city is undertaking to support the effort. And keep an eye on the program’s website for ways to submit feedback: jcnj.org/ss4a

Gateway would be immediately overloaded beyond crush capacity if just NJT's direct buses were eliminated in favor of rail (let alone private carriers), with no room for any population or ridership growth. The PABT rebuild spares us from this fate as both bus and rail ridership keep growing.

The Port Authority quietly added and raised new fees and tolls to help pay for the new $11B Port Authority Bus Terminal - so quiet even its own users didn't know. Its biggest user - NJ Transit - is facing a 60% increase in costs in FY27, compared to FY25.

@hudcostreets.org met with NJTransit @customeradvocate.bsky.social at the Exchange Place HBLR station this morning. Nice to talk transit with you, Franck! Want to make transit in North Jersey better? Join us on 4/25 for the North Jersey Transit Forum! - hudcostreets.org/2026-transit...

4/9/2026: 133 dead on New Jersey roads in 2026 including 47 peds + 3 cyclists, every single one killed, either in or by being hit by a car 133 people dead in 98 days Time to do something Trenton... #bikeped #bikesky #NJcrash

I'm actually really starting to hate this platform. Had to delete another post because I forgot to type "not" but cannot edit it so I had delete the post and I'm not even gonna bother reposting.

The days of buying license plate "covers" and James Bond like devices to hide license plate numbers from toll plaza readers and camera may be over. www.nj.com/news/2026/04...

#JCcrashes Driver of a sprinter van hit a pedestrian while turning left from Franklin onto Palisade Ave today. The victim was taken to JCMC. In a study in DC, left-turns were found to make up the largest proportion of fatal crashes killing pedestrians at 21%. Today's injuries not life threatening. /

And there we go, another mechanical issue.